Histories of Native America and the Port of Los Angeles Win Bancroft Prize
The award, one of the most prestigious among scholars of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
How a Shocking Act of Literary Vandalism Helped a Family Start Again
A cache of family documents led a journalist to discover the source of the wealth that allowed his family to remake life in Australia after surviving World War II in Europe.
Book Review: ‘Seven Social Movements That Changed America,’ by Linda Gordon
A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better.
Book Review: ‘No Less Strange or Wonderful’ by A. kendra Greene
In a new essay collection, A. Kendra Greene translates her experiences of our bizarre and marvelous world.
Book Review: ‘I Leave It Up to You,’ by Jinwoo Chong
Jinwoo Chong’s new novel, “I Leave It Up to You,” is a story of food, family and new beginnings after a tragedy.
Harper Lee’s Early Short Stories to Be Published for the First Time
Before she published “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Lee had written short stories in which she explored some of its themes and characters.
Book Review: ‘The Unworthy,’ by Agustina Bazterrica
In Agustina Bazterrica’s new novel, “The Unworthy,” a dystopian future ravaged by climate change has stripped the world of food, water and human connection.
Book Review: ‘Zero Sum,’ by Charles Hecker
As the Trump administration pushes for renewed business ties with Russia, a new book looks back at the companies that helped prop up illiberalism in the country.
Book Review: ‘The Trouble of Color,’ by Martha S. Jones
A new memoir by the historian Martha S. Jones combines a trenchant analysis of race and the historical record with a homage to other Black women scholars.
Book Review: ‘The Dream Hotel,’ by Laila Lalami
In Laila Lalami’s new novel, a woman finds herself trapped in a nightmarish system of surveillance and detention.
Laura Sessions Stepp, Who Reported on Teenage Sex, Dies at 73
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, she went on to write about “hookup culture” and young women’s sexual experiences for The Washington Post and in a best-selling book.
John Casey, Novelist of Salty, Rough-Hewn Characters, Dies at 86
He won a National Book Award for “Spartina,” beating out novels by Amy Tan and E.L. Doctorow. A longtime professor, he lived for a time without electricity on an island.
Book Review: ‘How to End a Story,’ by Helen Garner
“How to End a Story” collects three volumes of the Australian novelist’s self-conscious, sometimes harrowing journals.
Book Review: ‘Sucker Punch,’ by Scaachi Koul; ‘No Fault,’ by Haley Mlotek
Two new memoirs show the commonalities — and differences — in the end of every marriage.
Book Review: ‘Jewish Country Houses,’ edited by Juliet Carey and Abigail Green
A lavish photo book collects images old and new of elaborate estates, manors, chateaus and Schlosses in the European countryside.
Book Review: ‘Taking Manhattan,’ by Russell Shorto
In “Taking Manhattan,” Russell Shorto pays close attention to the darker aspects of colonial life on the island at the center of the world.
4 Thriller Novels We Recommend
Sarah Lyall, who writes the monthly thrillers column for The New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite thriller novels.
Book Review: ‘Dream Count,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In her first novel since “Americanah,” she draws on a real-life assault as she follows the lives of three Nigerian women and one of their former housekeepers.
Book Review: ‘See Friendship,’ by Jeremy Gordon
In Jeremy Gordon’s novel, “See Friendship,” a journalist reinvestigates his past, only to discover the story he was told about his friend’s death wasn’t true.
Book Review: ‘The Passenger Seat,’ by Vijay Khurana
Two teenage boys set out north with few plans and plenty of frustrations in Vijay Khurana’s novel, “The Passenger Seat.”
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